Jailton Almeida Set For Move To Heavyweight Against Parker Porter At May 21st UFC Event

Jailton Almeida will appear in UFC’s heavyweight division for the first time next month.

Almeida is scheduled to face Parker Porter at the promotion’s May 21st event, per a report from Zeca Azevedo of Combate. The new matchup is scheduled to take place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Almeida was originally scheduled to face Maxim Grishin at light heavyweight. However, after Grishin withdrew from their matchup, Almeida is now expected to move up a weight class to face Porter.

Almeida won his UFC debut in February, securing a first-round finish win against Danilo Marques.

Porter is currently on a three-fight winning streak at heavyweight. His last victory saw him go the distance against Alan Baudot for a unanimous decision result.

UFC’s May 21st show is currently set to have a main event between bantamweights Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira. Here are the fights that have been reported for the card thus far:

Bout 6: Holly Holm (14-5) vs. Ketlen Vieira (12-2) (Bantamweight)

Bout 5: Chase Hooper (10-2-1) vs. Felipe Colares (10-3) (Featherweight)

Bout 4: Polyana Viana (12-4) vs. Tabatha Ricci (6-1) (Strawweight)

Bout 3: Omar Morales (11-2) vs. Uros Medic (7-1) (Lightweight)

Bout 2: Santiago Ponzinibbio (28-5) vs. Michel Pereira (27-11) (Welterweight)

Bout 1: Parker Porter (13-6) vs. Jailton Almeida (15-2) (Heavyweight)